Arthur Sulzberger Jr.

News about Arthur Sulzberger Jr., including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

May. 19, 2014

David Carr The Media Equation column says lack of decorum over firing of Jill Abramson as The New York Times executive editor was stunning but that newspaper will likely be okay; notes publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr may have failed to understand impact Abramson's firing would have, particularly on female staff, but especially on news media at large. MORE

May. 18, 2014

New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr releases statement detailing decision to fire newspaper's executive editor, Jill Abramson; move comes in response to growing controversy over accusations by her supporters that gender played role in dismissal; Sulzberger cites pattern of managerial behavior that he says ultimately cost Abramson the support of her masthead colleagues, and says dismissal had nothing to do with pay or gender. MORE

Aug. 13, 2013

Securities and Exchange Commission filing states that Arthur O Sulzberger Jr, chairman of The New York Times Company, sold 50,000 shares of his publicly traded stock at $12 a share, day after declaring that the family-owned newspaper is not for sale. MORE

Aug. 8, 2013

New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr emphatically declares that The Times is not for sale, responding to speculation after a week in which both The Boston Globe and The Washington Post were purchased by new owners; asserts that the newspaper is well positioned to continue growth, citing digital subscription model, profitability and strong cash flow. MORE

Nov. 5, 2012

Interviews with former BBC officials suggest that former director general Mark Thompson and his top executives repeatedly missed opportunities to pursue fuller picture of BBC’s investigation into decades-old accusations of child sexual abuse against longtime host Jimmy Savile; events have forced Thompson's new boss, New York Times publisher and chairman Arthur Sulzberger Jr, to defend him even before he starts work as president and chief executive. MORE

Oct. 30, 2012

Joe Nocera Op-Ed column examines what sex abuse scandal and cover up at BBC says about Mark Thompson, departing director general of BBC and incoming chief executive for The New York Times; expresses hope that publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr's unreserved faith in Thompson is warranted. MORE

In a statement on Saturday, Arthur Sulzberger Jr., the publisher of The New York Times, responded to a growing controversy over the firing of the newspaper’s executive editor, Jill Abramson, denying that gender figured in the decision in any way.